Managing Drug Supply (MDS) is the leading reference on how to manage
essential medicines in developing countries. MDS was originally published in
1982. It was revised in 1997 with over 10,000 copies distributed in over 60
countries worldwide. The third edition, MDS-3: Managing Access to Medicines and
other Health Technologies reflects the dramatic changes in politics and public
health priorities, advances in science and medicine, greater focus on health
care systems, increased donor funding, and the advent of information technology
that have profoundly affected access to essential medicines over the past 14
years.

The revised edition has many new areas that have been added or enhanced,
including six new chapters: